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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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