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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly 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 a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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