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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)