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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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