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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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