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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily 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 a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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