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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are usually 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the 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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