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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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