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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually 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 many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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