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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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