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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students 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 distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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