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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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