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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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