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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free 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. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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