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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free 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. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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