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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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