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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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