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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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