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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not 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 topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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