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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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