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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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