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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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