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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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