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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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