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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners 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 variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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