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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students 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 topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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