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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally 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 many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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