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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always 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. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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