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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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