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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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