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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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