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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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