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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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