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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not 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 issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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