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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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