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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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