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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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