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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free 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 topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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