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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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