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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are 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 issues that online education organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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