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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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