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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the 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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