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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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