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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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