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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally 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 blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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