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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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