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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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