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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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