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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education