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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free 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 several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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