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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are typically free 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 a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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