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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 subjects that online education organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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