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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently 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 issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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