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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically 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 numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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