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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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