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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally 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 a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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