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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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