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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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