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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily 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 many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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