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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses 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. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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