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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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