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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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. MOOC classes are 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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