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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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