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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not 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 e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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