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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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