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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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