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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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