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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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