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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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