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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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