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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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