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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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