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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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