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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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