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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually 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 variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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