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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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