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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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