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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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