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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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