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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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