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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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