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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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