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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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