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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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