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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly 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 quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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