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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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