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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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