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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always 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 numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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