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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally 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 elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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