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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually 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. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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