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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major 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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