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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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