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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally 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 topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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