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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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