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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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