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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always 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 online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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