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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally 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 many topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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