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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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