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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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