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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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