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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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