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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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