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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners 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 topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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