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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently 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 distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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