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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners 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 a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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