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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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