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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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