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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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