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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally 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 numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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