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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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