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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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