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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically 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 several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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