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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically 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 issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews 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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