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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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