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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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