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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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