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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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