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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally 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 issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key 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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