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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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