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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free 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 topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources