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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always 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. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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