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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. New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free 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 elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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