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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 several subjects that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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