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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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