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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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