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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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