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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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