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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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