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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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