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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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