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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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