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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally 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 many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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