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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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