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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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