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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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