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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly 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 elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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