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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not 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 lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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