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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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