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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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