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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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