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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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