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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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