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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly 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 a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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