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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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