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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners 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 e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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