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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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