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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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