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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally 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 many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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