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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open education initiatives. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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