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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally 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 a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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