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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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