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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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