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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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