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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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