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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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