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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These 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 a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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