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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are 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 a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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