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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes 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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