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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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