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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses 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 many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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