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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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