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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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