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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are 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 many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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