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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the 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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