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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always 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 many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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