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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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