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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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