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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically 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 several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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