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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically 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 online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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