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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education