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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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