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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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