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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally 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 many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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