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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC 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 a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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