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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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