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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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