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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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