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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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