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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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