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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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