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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free 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 many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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