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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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