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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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