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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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