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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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