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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses 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 issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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