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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners 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 several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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