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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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