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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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