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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online 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 numerous subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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