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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free 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 many issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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