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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not 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 elearning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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