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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free 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 distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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