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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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