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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free 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 subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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