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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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