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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally 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 many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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