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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically 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 numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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