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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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