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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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