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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open 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 several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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