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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly 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 variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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