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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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