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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not 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 numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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