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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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