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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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