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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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