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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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