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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively 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 a variety of topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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