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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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