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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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