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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free 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 many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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