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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically 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 lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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