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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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