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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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