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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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