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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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