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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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