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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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