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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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