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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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