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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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