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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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