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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not 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 subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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