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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually 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 many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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