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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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