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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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