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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are normally 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 several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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