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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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