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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses 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 learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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