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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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