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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free 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 several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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