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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 issues that elearning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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