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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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