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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always 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 many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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