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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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