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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not 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 topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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