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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online 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 several topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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