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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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