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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open 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 subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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