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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are typically free 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 many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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