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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students 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 a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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