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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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