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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners 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 a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating 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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