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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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