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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally 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 many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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