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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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