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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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