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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free 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 numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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