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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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