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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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