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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily 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 several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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