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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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