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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students 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 learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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