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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally 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 numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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