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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free 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. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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