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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally 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 several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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