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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are 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 many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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