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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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