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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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