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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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