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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively 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 a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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