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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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