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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are free 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 numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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