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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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