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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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