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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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