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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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