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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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