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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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