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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free 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 variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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