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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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