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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly 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 many issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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