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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally 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 a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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