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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically 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 several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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