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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major 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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