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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently 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 distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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