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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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