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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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