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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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