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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically 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 variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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