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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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