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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually 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 numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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