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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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