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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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