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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always 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 many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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