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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning enable students all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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