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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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