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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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