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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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