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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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