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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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