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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open 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 many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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