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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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