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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC 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 lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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