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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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