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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 e-learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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