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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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