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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently 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 organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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