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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students 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 several subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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