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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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