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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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