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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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