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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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