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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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