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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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