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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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