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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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