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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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