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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free 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 numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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