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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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