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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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