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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are 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 numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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