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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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