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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free 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 quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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