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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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