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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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