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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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