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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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