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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually 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 a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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