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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 many subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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