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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always 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 e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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