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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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