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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically 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 topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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