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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not 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 subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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