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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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