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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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