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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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