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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive 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 a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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