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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free 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 a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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