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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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