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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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