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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally 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 variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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