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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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