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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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