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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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