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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses 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. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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