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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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