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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs 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 issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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