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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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