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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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