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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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