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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners 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 elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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