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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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