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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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