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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally 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 a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important 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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