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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners 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 several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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