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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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