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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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