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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the 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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