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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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