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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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