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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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