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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently 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 several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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