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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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