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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free 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 issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This 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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