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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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