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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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