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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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