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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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