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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students 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 several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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