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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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