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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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