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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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