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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always 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 subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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