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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners 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 issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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