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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always 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 several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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