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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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