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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always 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 subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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