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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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