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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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