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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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