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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are normally 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 many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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