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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not 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 variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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