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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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