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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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