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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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