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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are 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 topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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