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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not 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 variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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