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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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