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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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