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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually 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 a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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