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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students 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. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition