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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 several topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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