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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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