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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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