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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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