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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 several topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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