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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually 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 a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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