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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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