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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free 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 variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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