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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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