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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not 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 lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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