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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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