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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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