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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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