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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically 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 many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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