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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students 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. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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