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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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