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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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