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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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