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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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