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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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