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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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