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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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