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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners 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 many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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