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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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