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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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