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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are usually 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal 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 organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the 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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