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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free 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 several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about 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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