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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly 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 topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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