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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally 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 topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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