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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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