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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not 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 distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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