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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently 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 topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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