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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses 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 a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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