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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students 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 variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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