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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not 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 online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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