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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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