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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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