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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free 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 learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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