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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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