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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free but do not always 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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