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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students 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 many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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