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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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