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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 several topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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