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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major 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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