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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always 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 quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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