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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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