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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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