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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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