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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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