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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners 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 many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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