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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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