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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free 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 organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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