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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always 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 e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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