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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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