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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always 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 subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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