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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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