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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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