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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always 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 elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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