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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always 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 distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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