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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally 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 numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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