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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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