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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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