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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always 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 many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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