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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always 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 a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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