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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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