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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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