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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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