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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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