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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally 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 topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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