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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily 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. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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