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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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