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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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