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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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