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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students 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 blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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