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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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