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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key 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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