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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 several issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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