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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free 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 several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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