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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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