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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free 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 a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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