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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually 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 subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also considers 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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