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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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