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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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