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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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