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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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