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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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