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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently 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. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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