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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are mostly 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 many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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