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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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