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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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