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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly 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 many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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