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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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