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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally 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 variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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