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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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