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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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