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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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