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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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