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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free 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 several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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