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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free 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 topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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