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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free 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 a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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