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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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