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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally 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 online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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