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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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