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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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