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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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