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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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