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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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