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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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