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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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