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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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