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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally 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 many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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