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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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