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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are 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 many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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