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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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