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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses 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. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources