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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently 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 issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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