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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently 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 many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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