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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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