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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally 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 many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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