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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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