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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently 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 issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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