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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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