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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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