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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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