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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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