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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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