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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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