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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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