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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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